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Deloitte Football Money League 2015

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Welcome to the 18th edition of the Deloitte Football Money League in
which we profile the highest earning clubs in the world’s most popular
sport.
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Published just eight months after the end of the 2013/14 season, the Money League is the
most contemporary and reliable analysis of the clubs’ relative financial performance.

Combined revenue for the top 20 Money League clubs reached €6.2 billion in 2013/14, an
increase of 14% on the previous year.

Manchester United rose two places to second place, joining Real Madrid as the only clubs to
earn over €500m, with Los Merengues recording their tenth consecutive year at the top of
the Money League. It is possible that the top five clubs in next year’s edition could all
generate in excess of half a billion euros.

Commercial and broadcast revenues are now more important than ever to clubs, to enable
them to compete financially to put the best talent on the pitch. This has led to further
dominance of the Money League by clubs from the ‘big five’ European leagues, with only
one club – Galatasaray - making the top 20 from outside of those leagues. The new Premier
League broadcast deals resulted in eight English clubs ranked within the top 20 this year
and all 20 Premier League clubs made the top 40 globally.

As well as reading the full report and infographic (below), you can also view a concise
version of the report on SlideShare.